007 Monmouth (28 June 1778)

Historical Background
General Lee’s failed attempt against...

007 Monmouth (28 June 1778)

(RB) THE HEDGE IN MONMOUTH IS TREATED AS A WOOD FENCE.

We house ruled this so that there are two ARTS. with Green on the British left flank, and that the rive is NOT fordable. But even with this change the British were able to make a big push up to the hills. The British did take some hits on their left flank, but were able to move fast enough to engage with the Rebels before they could mount a strong defense. The British will 10-6, but four victory points were for the taking two hills.

Downloadable, please!

This was an interesting one. The Continentals won pretty easily but it was a bit of a long battle. In short, the Continentals stayed behind the water and on the hills as much as possible. Once they were there, it was almost like a fortress. Running two cannons on top of Perrine Farm Ridge helped as well. After establishing position on the map, the Continentals just used some reform cards to keep the numbers up. Will be playing again soon but as the British.

This is a tough fight for the Americans. In our first game they were rolled over 9-0 in under an hour. The second game lasted a couple of hours and the British lost 9-7. In both battles, the Continentals held fast in their defensive positions, being overwhelmed in the first game and holding out in the second.

9-1 to the British as they swept all before them. Destroyed Arnold's command with shooting and a frontal assault. The Hessian grenadiers and artillery wrecked Greene's command and forced its remnants to the back of the board. The American dragoons came to Greene's rescue only to be routed by British artillery. The British light infantry with some regulars closed in on Perrine Farm Ridge on the right and destroyed 3 infantry units to seize the Ridge. The American's really struggled to mount a defence or response to the British moves that continually kept the Americans on the backfoot.